What does everyone do for a profession?
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PapaSop Yep I agree with you. Best thing I did was go with the electric trade. It is the advice I now pass on to anyone who will listen.
deweymeats PapaSop I know if I had live to do over, I would have become an electrician. I loved doing it, and when I take in account all the years and money invested in my too many degrees, I would have been much better off with a solid trade. College degrees are great, but not the goal for ever one.
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retired truck driver 32 + years
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cdavis How is Ada doing these days? I have not been there in well over 20 years. Was on assignment there for about a month during the winter. Met a lot of Wonderful folks living in a wonderful place.
calldoctoday it’s still very nice here. It is a great place to live. Been here my whole life and don’t plan on leaving. Thanks so much for asking and have a great evening.
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calldoctoday it’s still very nice here. It is a great place to live. Been here my whole life and don’t plan on leaving. Thanks so much for asking and have a great evening.
cdavis I really enjoyed my stay in Ada & met a lot of very good folks. Found out several had even known my grandfather who passed through the area often a long, long, long time ago when the SFAT Railroad went through town. It is a small world we live in. I remember there was a long conveyor belt, don’t get me trying to lie to you about how long it was, but it was long, very long over on the sw side of town if I remember correctly & came from way on the outskirts of town to just closer to the middle. I keep thinking that was some sort of concrete plant or something, but I cannot remember for certain. If so, that is not the plant you work at is it? I also remember Martin’s Meat Market on the south side of town. They had some good sausage & meat & I took a lot home with me when heading out of Dodge back to home at the time. Wonderful place with lots of fond memories for just a short assignment.
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twilliams said in What does everyone do for a profession?:
jpurol i have thought about going back and getting my GED to get into a unionized electrician position but the thought of starting over is overwhelming.
You’ve done the hardest part… Thought about it. Now it’s just the execution.
I agree with the rest. Go for it!Then stand back one day, look down at that little piece of paper and raise your fists to the world and say… I did it!
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calldoctoday it’s still very nice here. It is a great place to live. Been here my whole life and don’t plan on leaving. Thanks so much for asking and have a great evening.
cdavis Grain farmer & contract hog finisher in central Illinois. Between whitetail harvest & a few hogs that dont make it to market, i am usually exprimenting with how to make it into sausage.
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calldoctoday your memory serves you well. We still have the railroad one of the few left around here. The conveyor belt you saw brings us rock and shale from our quarry. It’s 7 miles long and until a few years ago it was the longest conveyor in the world. I’m sad to say Martin’s meat market closed 3 years ago. It was a great place to get awesome sausages of all kinds. And part of the reason I am here learning to make my own. Thanks to you and everyone else on here for all the help.
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cdavis Grain farmer & contract hog finisher in central Illinois. Between whitetail harvest & a few hogs that dont make it to market, i am usually exprimenting with how to make it into sausage.
IVERYAN that sounds like a great life to me. May God bless your family and your crops and good wishes on all your hunting.
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calldoctoday your memory serves you well. We still have the railroad one of the few left around here. The conveyor belt you saw brings us rock and shale from our quarry. It’s 7 miles long and until a few years ago it was the longest conveyor in the world. I’m sad to say Martin’s meat market closed 3 years ago. It was a great place to get awesome sausages of all kinds. And part of the reason I am here learning to make my own. Thanks to you and everyone else on here for all the help.
cdavis Well, that is amazing to hear these days (my memory). That was one long conveyor belt. I wanted to say it was several miles long, but did not want to sound like I was exaggerating or something or had lost my mind for certain, so I refrained. You confirmed it for me though. I am very sorry to hear about Martins. They had some great stuff & had been around for a long time. Have a great evening, what little is left of it & thanks for bringing back those fond memories of Ada, Oklahoma.
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cdavis Well, that is amazing to hear these days (my memory). That was one long conveyor belt. I wanted to say it was several miles long, but did not want to sound like I was exaggerating or something or had lost my mind for certain, so I refrained. You confirmed it for me though. I am very sorry to hear about Martins. They had some great stuff & had been around for a long time. Have a great evening, what little is left of it & thanks for bringing back those fond memories of Ada, Oklahoma.
calldoctoday I’m amazed you remembered so much about a place from 20 years ago. I’m working a 12 hour night shift tonight and was glad to hear from you.
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calldoctoday I’m amazed you remembered so much about a place from 20 years ago. I’m working a 12 hour night shift tonight and was glad to hear from you.
cdavis Well, I am certain I have left out a number of things, but it is easy to remember a place & assignment that I enjoyed so much. Of course, on the other hand, I seem to be able to remember things better from 40 years ago or more than five minutes ago. Don’t work too hard tonight. Dave
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I’m always curious what everyone does for a profession in these groups. It is always cool to see how diverse we are. I am a State Trooper and have been since 2007. Prior to that I worked many years in home construction and taught second grade right out of college.
@ndmike
Hi great post. Thank you for your public service. I worked as an aircraft mechanic, then building maintenance mechanic for 40 plus years, now retired. -
I worked for a railroad for 30 yrs. I worked my way up to a Signal Supervisor and retired with the title of Project Manager for a major project called East Side Access. My screen name for many BBQ sites is Retired RailRoader. I use my name here since I watch all of Walton’s Livestreams and Podcasts on YouTube and if I should win anything on Walton’s it’s just easier to say I’m here on the Libestream.
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@NDMike I know that we’ve already talked in another post but I’m a Fire Lieutenant in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire.
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Thanks for the support from everybody. It means a lot to everybody who wears the blue (even though we wear brown…hahaha!)
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I served in the USMC from 1966-1970 then work R&D for GE HealthCare in Milwaukee. Moved to Colorado and worked for Toshiba and Panasonic as a field service rep for 32 years. Got laid of at 56 years of age in 2004! Started a new career with the City of Aurora, Colorado in 2006 working in the Water Dept. PIO office division of Water Conservation. I am now retired for 7 years; everyday is Saturday! Love Walton’s and the entire Meatgistics community. Hope to be able to move back to Wisconsin (Up North!) this coming year or so.
Improvise, Adapt and Overcome! Semper Fi
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I served in the USMC from 1966-1970 then work R&D for GE HealthCare in Milwaukee. Moved to Colorado and worked for Toshiba and Panasonic as a field service rep for 32 years. Got laid of at 56 years of age in 2004! Started a new career with the City of Aurora, Colorado in 2006 working in the Water Dept. PIO office division of Water Conservation. I am now retired for 7 years; everyday is Saturday! Love Walton’s and the entire Meatgistics community. Hope to be able to move back to Wisconsin (Up North!) this coming year or so.
Bob Stehlik
Well done! Good for you. Time to come home.
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I served in the USMC from 1966-1970 then work R&D for GE HealthCare in Milwaukee. Moved to Colorado and worked for Toshiba and Panasonic as a field service rep for 32 years. Got laid of at 56 years of age in 2004! Started a new career with the City of Aurora, Colorado in 2006 working in the Water Dept. PIO office division of Water Conservation. I am now retired for 7 years; everyday is Saturday! Love Walton’s and the entire Meatgistics community. Hope to be able to move back to Wisconsin (Up North!) this coming year or so.
Bob Stehlik Here, & I thought every day was a holiday in the US Marine Corps!
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Bob Stehlik Here, & I thought every day was a holiday in the US Marine Corps!
calldoctoday yea, right! The “Big Green Machine” kept us on our toes! No Regrets!
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